536 HISTORY OF THE COUNTV OF WESTCHESTER. 



Upon the 22nd day of November, 16S3, the inhabitants of Rye ob- 

 tained the following grant from the aboriginal proprietors: — 



"To all Christian peopell to horn these presence shall com greting : Know 

 yee thai weShapham, Cockinseko, Orewapura, Kewetoahan, Koawanoh, Paatck, 

 Bhiphatlash, Corehwewous, Panawok, Memishott, Pesekanoh, Oromahgah Path- 

 unck, hohoreis, sotonge, wonawaking, owhorawas, noshatul, have for a valuahcll 

 sum of tnony to us in hand paid by the towne of Rye that are inhabitants bar- 

 gained, covinanted alinated and soul hi unto the Inhabitance of the above said 

 towne of Rye a sartain tract of land lying within the towne bounds of Rye 

 Bounded as followeth, on the north-east with Mainarinek River, and onthesouth- 

 weast with a branch of the said River and marked trees till it coins to brunches 

 River, and then to Runn by brunches River till it cums to the head of the whit 

 plaines soe called and by marked trees from thence till it cuius to the upper 

 most branch of Marrineck River which traektof Land is commonly called by the 

 English the whit plaines, and called by the Indians Qoaroppas which said tract 

 of land wee the above said Shaphani, Cockinceeko, onwopum, Kewctoakon; 

 Koawanoh, Moahalice and the rest of the above said endians, have soulld as 

 above said unto the Inhabitance of the said towne of Rye, them, thcire lubes, 

 executors, administrators, or asignes for ever and Doe hereby bind ourselves, our 

 heires, execetars, administratars and asignes unto the Inhabitants of the above 

 said towne of Rye, them, theire heires, executors, administrators, or asignes, that 

 they may att all times, from and after the date hereof, peasably and quieatly 

 poses, occupy and injoy the above said tract of land free from all former 

 bargaines, salles, morgages, or other inco.nbrances whatsoever and all soe to war- 

 rant and make good the above said salle against any parson, or parsons whatso- 

 ever, that shall or will make, or lay any claime or claimes theare unto, and in 

 testimony. There of wee have caused this bill of salle to be made and here unto 

 have sett our hands and sealles this two and twentieth of November, one thous- 

 and six hundred and eighty-three. 



Sealed, signed and delivered in the The marke of 



presence of us, Shaphah, 



CoKXEU.ASS, CoKENSEKO, 



his mark, Okowapau, 



IvKWETOIIAM, 



Joshua Knap, Koawanoh, 



The mark of MoAHPOATOH, 



MOTBPBATOHON PaTTHUNK, 



hohoenis, 

 John Oddell, Sotonge, 



his mark. OwHORAWAS, 



Okamai'Uau. 

 This bill of salle is acknowledged 

 by the granters to be their ackt and 

 deed before me in Rye, the day and 

 yere above written, 



JOSEPH IIORTON, Commissioner. 



The inhabitants of Rye were now met by an opposing claimant in the 

 person of Mr. John Richbell of Mamaroneck. He was a native of 



